DEAL FOR REAL

Stitching together a quilt show getaway

February 19, 2006|By Margaret Backenheimer, Special to the Tribune

The annual Amish Country Quilt Show unfolds in Berlin, Ohio, March 22-25, with 150 quilts on display and classes taught by two stitchery specialists. Valid on those dates, the "Amish Country Quilter's Weekend Package" comes in a variety of patterns, with a choice of length of stay and lodging at either Hannah's House Bed & Breakfast or Amish Country Inn.

THE DEAL, HANNAH'S HOUSE

$256 per couple ($239 plus $17 tax) for one night, assuming a March 24 overnight stay; $438 ($399 plus $39 tax) for three nights, assuming a stay on the nights of March 22-24.

Includes: lodging, breakfast, one dinner for two at the Dutch Harvest Restaurant, one spa treatment per person at a local day spa, quilt show admission, "Hannah's Quilt" pattern.

Doesn't include: gratuities or transportation to or in Berlin.

Contact: 800-329-9434; www.realamish

experiences.com

THE VALUE, HANNAH'S HOUSE

Of package-equivalent items if purchased separately.

Lodging: $158 ($140 plus $18 tax) for one night in the "Master's Suite," assuming a March 24 overnight stay; $405 ($360 plus $45 tax) for two weekday nights ($110/night) and one weekend night ($140) in the "Master's Suite," assuming a stay on the nights of March 22-24.

Breakfast: included for all guests.

Dinner: $20 for two dinners at Dutch Harvest Restaurant.

Spa treatment: $75 ($35/person plus $5 tax) for half-hour massages.

Admission to quilt show: $10 ($5/person).

Quilt pattern: not available separately.

Total: $263 for one night, $510 for three nights.

Difference: $7 less with the one-night package; $72 less with the three-night package.

Includes: accommodations, daily breakfast, one dinner for two at the Dutch Harvest Restaurant, one spa treatment per person, admission to the Amish Country Quilt Show, one "Hannah's Quilt" pattern.

Doesn't include: gratuities or transportation to or in Berlin.

Contact: 800-935-5218; www.realamishexperiences.com

THE VALUE, AMISH COUNTRY INN

Of package-equivalent items if purchased separately.

Lodging: $101 ($90 plus $11 tax) for one night in a deluxe room, assuming a March 24 overnight stay; $281 ($250 plus $31 tax) for two weekday nights ($80/night) and one weekend night ($90) in a deluxe room, assuming a stay on the nights of March 22-24.

Breakfast: included for all guests.

Dinner: $20 for two dinners at Dutch Harvest Restaurant.

Spa treatment: $75 ($35/person plus $5 tax) for half-hour massages.

Admission to quilt show: $10 ($5/person).

Quilt pattern: not available separately.

Total: $206 for one night, $386 for three nights.

Difference: $19 more with the one-night package; $4 less with the three-night package.